Archimedes' cattle problem

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 305-319

  Vardi, Ilan ^a  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0032371312     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2589706     Document Type: Article

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